even if mdj never comes out of his shooting slump, i'd rather have have pietrus come off the bench. pietrus can back up both SG and SF spots, and provides energy and depth. i would just play pietrus more minutes then dun. i believe dun's skills complement the first team more too.

just because i'd start dun doesn't mean i'd give him more minutes. i have faith that he'll get out of his slump (either stop taking 3's, or start making them) but i still feel we need to give him the chance to earn more playing time

Talk of Taft starting? Now that's just too much. He's far off from that, seeing as how he's gotten even less minutes since Ike's been back. I think the starting five should remain for now. At the very least until Pietrus has been back for a few games so we can see where he's at. Right now, we need at least to have Ike and Fish off the bench. I like the idea of keeping MP on thhe bench, but giving him as many or more minutes as Dun. MP is more versatile, and can help more if he's coming off the bench in different situations. I really like a bench with Fish MP and Ike (let alone Miles, Biedrins, CC, CT, etc.), I think there's some serious depth there, and keeping those people on the bench could really help the Dubs stay fresh as the season wears on.